Am I correct in understanding that when installing Exchange cumulative updates one has to place the server in maintenance mode? If so, how do I place an Exchange 2016 server into maintenance mode?
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A single Exchange server we have. Multiple backups notwithstanding, installing a CU is enough to make my heart stop, specially during the time it reads " REMOVING Exchange files ..." Thanks much.
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If you actually look at the Services list while the CU is installing, you'll see that all of the Exchange services are in a Disabled state while the update is installing. I always go back and double-check after CU installation to make sure they've all been restarted, but I've never found any services that didn't start up again after the CU was finished.
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Thanks so much for the info. These will help me a lot and perhaps lower my heart rate a bit during CU install.
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